History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Offenders; must serve 85% of sentence for crimes of violence.
1 | 01/06/98 | (H) | Referred To Penitentiary | |
2 | 02/03/98 | (H) | Died In Committee |
Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
Disposition | Dead | |
Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
Revenue | No | |
3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Fredericks
Code Section: A 047-0005-0138
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SENTENCE IMPOSED AFTER JUNE 30, 1998, FOR A CRIME OF VIOLENCE SHALL NOT RECEIVE EARNED TIME ALLOWANCE IN EXCESS OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE OFFENDER'S TERM OF SENTENCE; TO DEFINE "CRIME OF VIOLENCE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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